Shoe heel construction



sept.v 10,l 1946. Q Q WlsECARVER 2,407,524 l SHOE HEEL CONSTRUCTION Filed May 5, 1945 Patented Sept. 10, 1946 I George Wisecarver, Pikeville, Ky. Application May 5, 1945, Serial No.-592, 166 lsonnig. (ci. 34a-134),!

This invention relates to heel construction and has particular reference to an improved heel designed for use on womens shoes. Y y

As presently formed, heels made for -womens shoes comprise a Wood body' of Vappropriate style Cil are open to the objection that if the heel, while being worn, should be caught in any way, the same readily pull loose from the shoe proper.

Accordingly, it is an object of my invention .to provide a heel for womens shoes which may be produced at a lower cost than standard heels of present manufacture. Another object is to provide a heel which may be firmly secured to the heel-seating region of a shoe and wherein the use of nails, ordinarily employed in this capacity, are eliminated and threaded fastening elements substituted. A further object is to provide a heel offering the above improvements and yet possessing a design which provides an attractive and style-furnishing appearance.

With these and other subsidiary objects in view, the invention consists in .the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts, Vhereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing: A

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved heel, showing the same attached to a shoe;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the heel and associated shoe parts;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on .the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the heel.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, my improved heel is designated in its entirety by the letter A. The same comprises la body which is formed from round wood stock capable of being cut into suitable lengths to form a substantially vertical shank section I0 and a heel seat section II. The upper surface I2 of the shank section is disposed in acute angular relation to the horizontal and is preferably provided centrally with a shallow groove in which the under part of the heel seat section is posiunitary body by means of theznails shown at. I3 and/or by the use of cementing adhesives..

Dueto the .'angularity. of the surface I2, the heel seat section II is disposed at a slight. angle to the horizontal -toconform with the angularity of .the heel-.seating region of the shoe sole I4. To `secure these parts together, I make use of r'a bolt I5, which passes through an angular opening I6 provided in the section II. The head of the bolt preferably occupies a countersunk opening I1 formed in the sole I4, and the threaded end of the bolt receives a nut I8.

It will be noted that the nut is disposed at the rear of the heel, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, at the junction of the shank and heel seat sections of the heel, the section I I projecting rearwardly over the nut to conceal the same from view. The head of the bolt may be likewise concealed by the shoe lining I9. Through this method of construction, I provide -a simple and effective means for 'uniting the heel with the shoe, one which will not be likely to become loosened or to permit the heel to be torn loose from Ithe shoe. The nut is preferably positioned in socket-forming recesses 20 to prevent its rotation and the heel is tightened in position by Va screw driver inserted in the slot provided in the head of the bolt, thus drawing the heel into rm engagement with the under side of the shoe sole.

A heel body so formed may be covered by an exterior tubing 2l, which may be formed of rubber or certain of the sO-called plastics, such Ias tioned, the two sections being united to form a those known as Vinylite, Tenite, neoprene or the like. These materials are obtainable in various colors, so that the desired decorative appearance may be obtained. By forming said covering materials in tubular sections, the same may be extruded at low manufacturing costs and applied to the body of the heel without the customary hand-executed forming and tting operations necessary in applying sheet 4covering materials to standard heels.

To conform with the configuration of the heel seat section Il, the ltubular covering is split diametrically on opposite sides thereof as at 22, and is adhesively fastened to a cylindrical wall structure of the section II by the use of adhesives or through the'employment of the tacks shown at 23.

Consideration of this structure will disclose that the same lends itself readily to economic manufacture and also eliminates the use of the relatively expensive machines now employed in shaping wood blocks to standard heel configurations. Likewise, all parts of the heel itself, such as the body sections I0 and II, and the covering 2| may be formed from materials of standard manufacture, all these factors contributing to the rapid and economic production of the heel. The lower surface of the shank section I may be provided with the usual leather or rubber lift 24, the latter being preferably circular in configuration and united with the shank section by means of a nail 25.

While I have described what Iconsider to be a preferred' embodiment fof myv inve n, never'- theless t'will be understood that tles'am' is subject to certain variation or modification, particularly with respect to the selection of materials' used and their relative proportions'witnoutwdc parting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

l' Sh heel Construction, comprising *a composed of cylindrical shank and seat sections suitably united with the'major axis of the shank section intersecting that of the seat seal-,romand accessible'iron the rear pi unitary relationship, the major axis of said seat section being disposed in angular relationship to that of the shank section, the length of said seat section being such that its end por-tions project beyond the sides of said shank section, a bolt passing angularly through said seat section for uniting said body to the sole structure of an associated shoe, and a fastening nut on the lower and threaded end of As 'd bolt, said nut being o 1d bfiy'l;

3L 'Shoe h'eel construction comprising a Wooden body composed of cylindrical shank and seat sections, fastening means uniting said sections in unitary relationship, the major axis of said seat section being, disposed in angular relationship to that of theslrank section, .the length of said seat section being `lsuch that its end portions project beyond the sides of said shank section, -a bolt passing angularly through said seat section for uniting said body to the"so1e structure of an associated-shoe,- Ia' `fastening -nut on the lower and threaded end "of said bolt,l saidnutbeingfaccessible from the rear Vof said body, Va-rrdfani outer covering for said'bodyf, said/covering being-slotted in the re'gion'osaid nut;

GEORGE BQ WISECARVER. 

